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Welcome Submission Sponsors Welcome Submission Sponsors Menu International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems Montréal 2020 Welcome The 20th ISTVS International and 9th Americas Regional Conference will provide you a place where you can exchange ideas and receive technical information on current and future research and technology developments in terramechanics and terrain/road-vehicle system dynamics, control, and design. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference Organizing Committee and the ISTVS Executive Committee have decided to move the conference to early fall of 2021. All abstracts and papers submitted to the conference so far will be automatically considered for presentation. In addition, the submission system will be reopened early next year to allow for the submission of new contributions. The conference proceedings is planned to be published in two volumes. The first volume will be published in the fall of 2020. This volume will include the abstracts and papers that have been prepared this year. The second volume will be published at the time of the conference in 2021 and will include the new submissions. 20th International and 9th Americas Conference Montréal, Québec, Canada Fall 2021 Our international conferences form an amazing legacy since our first meeting in 1962 in Turin, Italy — International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS) today is a connected group of collaborative professionals from industry, universities, and research institutions who have been meeting over five decades to share research findings. The 20th International Conference and 9th Americas Conference will provide you a place where you can exchange ideas and receive technical information on current and future research and technology developments in terramechanics and terrain/road-vehicle system dynamics, control, design, vetronics, autonomous vehicle systems and Industry 4.0. Commercial and personal transportation vehicle applications include: Terramechanics, locomotion, and soil/terrain modeling Recent accomplishments in terramechanics research and education Locomotion systems Soil and terrain modeling and characterization Advances in mobility, energy efficiency, and ground vehicle dynamics Agricultural, forestry, construction equipment, and machinery Mobile robotics for ground applications, planetary exploration, and other environments Design/control, sensing/actuation in cyber-physical systems for vehicle dynamics and mobility Innovative system designs for terrain and road-vehicle applications For any questions, please contact Conference Chair József Kövecses, jozsef.kovecses@mcgill.ca Program highlights Conference Day 0 // Sunday, September 20, 2020 // The conference begins Sunday evening, September 20, 2020, with our ever-popular Ice Breaker Party — you’ll have the opportunity to interact informally with colleagues from all over the world. Conference Days 1-3. Enjoy presentations and plenary sessions, including our awards programs and meals: Day 1 // Monday, September 21, 2020 // Opening Ceremony, Keynote Speech, Oral Session, Banquet Day 2 // Tuesday, September 22, 2020 // Our popular and valuable technical tour Day 3 // Wednesday, September 23, 2020 // Oral Session/Poster Session, Closing Ceremony Conference in detail The aim of the conference is to further advance knowledge in terrain-vehicle and road-vehicle system dynamics and design and, thus, to discuss and suggest new frontiers and research directions, facilitate engineering practice, and benefit the society at large in the area of the energy conservation, environmental sustainability, safety, cyber/physical security, application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in Terramechanics and development of vetronics systems for civil and on ground moving military vehicles. Objectives of the Conference Present recent research and engineering accomplishments and achievements to engineering colleagues and peers Discuss research findings, exchange information, and share new knowledge with engineering colleagues and peers Discuss and suggest new frontiers and research directions in the ISTVS area Attract automotive industry and robotics engineering companies to the Conference and ISTVS activities Expand participation of government research agencies and academia (faculty, research staff and students) in the Conference and ISTVS activities Present accomplishments of the Journal of Terramechanics and discuss its future plans Discuss and suggest new university-level education courses and programs in the ISTVS area Discuss new events for future ISTVS conferences, including workshops, seminars, etc. Network and establish new research and engineering contacts for national and international collaboration and partnership between industry, academia and government research agencies in research, engineering and university-level education Introduce and present a new progressive topics in Terramechanics science Have an engineering tour and learn more about new places and cultures The objectives will be achieved through: Discussions at the Board of Directors’ meeting Presentations and discussion of research papers at eight symposia Conducting a panel discussion with the participation of ISTVS leading researchers and automotive industry Arranging poster sessions Presentations at the dinner and lunch time Discussions of the four groups that were previously established: Planetary Rovers and Mobile Robotics; ISTVS Standards; Terramechanics; Off-Road Vehicle Dynamics A technical tour of specialized research facilities in the Montréal area View fullsize 20th International Conference and 9th Americas Conference Montréal, Québec, Canada Fall 2021 (rescheduled from Sep. 2020) Dates & deadlines January 1, 2020 Call for Submissions UPDATE: April 30, 2020 Abstract submissions deadline extended DELAYED — TBD Registration opens June 15, 2020 Notice of abstract acceptance sent September 15, 2020 Full paper submissions due December 30, 2020 Reviews returned to the authors (accept, accept with revisions, or reject) DELAYED — TBD Revised full paper submissions due DELAYED — TBD Early bird registrations closes Conference Chair Professor József Kövecses jozsef.kovecses@mcgill.ca Organizing Committee József Kövecses, McGill University Siamak Arbatani, McGill University Albert Peiret, McGill University Krzysztof Skonieczny, Concordia University Marek Teichmann, CMLabs Simulations, Inc. Jenna Dixon, ISTVS General Secretariat Scientific Committee Dr. J. Ala-Ilomäki, Finland Dr. Paul D. Ayers, USA Dr. Schalk P. Els, South Africa Dr. Jeremy P. Gray, USA Ms. Heidi Howard, USA Dr. Alex Keen, UK Dr. Kyeong Uk Kim, South Korea Dr. Peter Kiss, Hungary Dr. József Kövecses, Canada Dr. Lal R. Kushwaha, Canada Dr. George L. Mason, USA Mr. Massimo Martelli, Italy Dr. Hiroshi Nakashima, Japan Dr. Patrik Prikner, Czech Republic Dr. Lutz Richter, Germany Prof. Luquan Ren, P.R. China Dr. Dror Rubinstein, Israel Prof. V. M. Salokhe, India Mr. Gauthier Sanchez, France Dr. Corina Sandu, USA Dr. Sally Shoop, USA Dr. Mehari Tekeste, USA Dr. Kazuyoshi Tateyama, Japan Dr. Vladimir V. Vantsevich, USA Dr. Thomas R. Way, USA Dr. Iwan Wästerlund, Sweden Dr. Junya Yamakawa, Japan Organizers Applied Dynamics Group Centre for Intelligent Machines The Organizing Committee is pleased to offer sponsorship opportunities for companies and organizations. If your company/organization would like to serve as a co-sponsor or would like more information about sponsorship opportunities and benefits, please contact Conference Chair Prof. József Kövecses . Sponsors The ISTVS welcomes a limited number of sponsors to participate. Sponsor registration includes exhibit space during the conference. Sponsor registration deadline is 1 August 2020: » Exhibitor Sign Up Upcoming Conferences September 2022 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Harbin, China September 2023 16th European-African Regional Conference Europe-Africa location September 2024 21th International Co...